Influence of vitamins and osmolites on growth and bacteriocin production by Lactobacillus salivarius CRL 1328 in a chemically defined medium

The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of vitamins, glycerol and salts on the growth and bacteriocin production by Lactobacillus salivarius CRL 1328, a human vagina isolate, by using a chemically defined medium, in order to define the optimal conditions for salivaricin production. The si...

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Authors: Vera Pingitore, Esteban, Hebert, Elvira Maria, Sesma, Fernando Juan Manuel, Nader, Maria Elena Fatima
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2009
Country:Argentina
Institution:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repository:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/53194
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/53194
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Bacteriocin
Lactic Acid Bacteria
Lactobacillus
Salivaricin
Vagina
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Summary:The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of vitamins, glycerol and salts on the growth and bacteriocin production by Lactobacillus salivarius CRL 1328, a human vagina isolate, by using a chemically defined medium, in order to define the optimal conditions for salivaricin production. The single omission of d-biotin, thiamine, p-aminobenzoic acid, folic acid or cyanocobalamin did not affect the bacterial growth, while the removal of nicotinic acid, riboflavin and pyridoxal produced a decrease of about 30% in the growth rate. Maximum salivaricin activity was observed after the addition of 5 or 10 g/l of NaCl. On the basis of the nutritional requirements and the levels of salivaricin production, a new optimized and simplified defined medium (SDM-NaCl) for L. salivarius CRL 1328 bacteriocin production was formulated. The kinetics of salivaricin production in SDM-NaCl and in the complex media LAPTg revealed that bacteriocin production was growth linked. A combination of Tricine-SDS-PAGE, Lumitein protein gel staining and a bioassay for antibacterial activity indicated that the molecular weight of salivaricin CRL 1328 is about 4.5 kDa. The partially purified bacteriocin, obtained from SDM-NaCl after concentration, allowed designing a relatively simple method for the recovery of a biologically active protein.